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Space Physics Graduate Program Brochure GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SPACEGRADUATEGRADUATE PHYSICS PROGRAMPROGRAM ININ The Southwest Research Institute Space Physics Graduate To apply, visit www.utsa.edu SPACEProgram through PHYSICS the Universitywith specializationof Texas at San Antonio The Southwest Research Institute Space Physics Graduate To apply, visit www.utsa.edu PHYSICSProgram through the Universityin SPACE of Texas atPHYSICS San Antonio To apply, visit www.utsa.edu A Joint Program between the University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute For more information, visit our website (grad.space.swri.edu) or contact Mihir For more information, visit our website (grad.space.swri.edu) Desai ([email protected]). or contact Rob Ebert ([email protected]). For more information, visit our website (grad.space.swri.edu) or contact Mihir Desai ([email protected]). THE SPACETHE GRADUATE PHYSICS PROGRAM GRADUATE IN PHYSICS PROGRAM Students in the program are prepared for a career in Space Physics through research-focused coursesStudents and investigations in the program with are spaceprepared flight for missions a career. Thisin Space is performed Physics through alongside research- world class facultyfocused in SwRI’s courses state-of-the-art and investigations facilities forwith construction space flight and missions. calibration Students of space work flight RESEARCH alongside world-class faculty in SwRI’s state-of-the-art facilities for construction instrumentation. SwRI’sRESEARCH Graduate Research and calibration of space flight instrumentation. ResearchAssistants athave the the Southwestunique The research-focusedOur research-focused program program has has a high a high faculty faculty to to student student ratio.ratio that Researchopportunity Institute to work includes on space both allowsStudents students are to closely be closely and personally and personally mentored mentored by their by advisors. the faculty flight instrumentation through the unique opportunity to work on member they elect as advisor. instrument design, construction, and UTSA Space Physics Electives: spacecalibration, flight as instrumentation well as conduct their, through own UTSA A• Plasmafew of the Physics electives and Magnetohydrodynamicsoffered to students are: instrumentscientific research design, using construction, current mission and UTSA is one of UTSA is one calibration,data sets. 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With over • NASA GSFC - NASA• JHU Goddard APL Space 3,000 employees,government, SwRI industry, is a world-renowned and the public institution through innovative benefiting science government, and technology. industry, and the Flight Center public through innovative science and technology. - UC Berkeley .
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